Tom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide to play a joke on the court by dressing in each other's clothes, but the plan goes awry when they're separated and each must live the other's life.
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Cast
- Mark LesterPrince Edward / Tom Canty
- Oliver ReedMiles Hendon
- Charlton HestonHenry VIII
- David HemmingsHugh Hendon
- Ernest BorgnineJohn Canty
- George C. ScottThe Ruffler
- Harry AndrewsHertford
- Raquel WelchLady Edith
- Rex HarrisonThe Duke of Norfolk
- Sybil DanningMother Canty
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- Richard FleischerDirector
- Berta Domínguez D.Screenplay
- George MacDonald FraserScreenplay
- Pierre SpenglerScreenplay
- Mark TwainNovel
- Jack CardiffDirector of Photography
- Maurice JarreOriginal Music Composer
- Ernest WalterEditor
- Ilya SalkindProducer
- Pierre SpenglerProducer
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